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Music, Continental And Russian Books And Manuscripts
24 May 2016 • London
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161 lots
  • 135. Puccini, Giacomo
    Two remarkable autograph letters signed ("Giacomo"), to Sybil Seligman, about his separation from his wife Elvira
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
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  • 136. Puccini, Giacomo
    Five autograph letters signed ("Giacomo", "GiacomoPuccini" & "GPuccini"), to Sybil Seligman, about his horror of war and his neutrality during World War I.
    Estimate: 3,000 – 4,000 GBP
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  • 137. Purcell, Henry
    Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all The Choicest Songs, J. Heptinstall, for H. Playford, 1698; bound with--Dryden, John, An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell...sett to Musick by Dr Blow, Heptinstall for Playford, 1696--Purcell, Orpheus Britannicus. ...The Second Book, which renders the First Compleat, W. Pearson, for Playford, 1702
    Estimate: 1,000 – 1,500 GBP
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  • 138. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
    Autograph musical quotation of the 'Polacca' from Act 3 of the opera "Christmas Eve", signed and inscribed ("NR-Korsakov")
    Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
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  • 139. Rossini, Gioachino
    Autograph working manuscript of part of his French grand opera "Le siège de Corinthe", the full score for voices and orchestra, unsigned
    Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
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  • 140. Saint-Saëns, Camille
    Autograph working manuscript of part of the "Caprice Andalou", for violin and orchestra, Op.122
    Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP
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  • 141. Satie, Erik
    Autograph working manuscript of a Waltz in C major for piano solo, inscribed in capitals ("ERIK SATIE"), together with a sketch of a cabaret song "Mon p'tit lou lou mon p'tit chéri"
    Estimate: 8,000 – 10,000 GBP
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  • 142. Satie, Erik
    Autograph manuscript of a cabaret song in B-flat major ["Légende Californienne"], signed with the monogram ("ES" in red ink)
    Estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 GBP
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  • 143. Satie, Erik
    Autograph manuscript of a waltz-song composed for de Féraudy's lost operetta "Pousse l'amour", inscribed by the composer in capitals ("ERIK SATIE")
    Estimate: 8,000 – 10,000 GBP
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  • 145. Schnittke, Alfred
    Collection of some twenty autograph commentaries, dialogue drafts and prose notes about his own works, and his address for the Prokofiev Festival at Duisberg in 1990, some signed ("A. Schnittke")
    Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP
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  • 146. Schnittke, Alfred
    Autograph manuscript of the early 'Zima' from "3 Choruses", signed ("A. Schnitke")
    Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
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  • 147. Schnittke, Alfred
    Autograph working manuscript of "Drei Gedichte von Viktor Schnittke"
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
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